How to make a DIY garden bench out of a pallet and cable reel

Lia Blanchard

Contributing Writer

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Bongo has a great approach to creativity, as posted on his Facebook page: "It's no point hoarding stuff if you don't make something out of it." When he looked around and saw a couple of pallets and a large cable reel just sitting around, he decided to make a garden bench out of them. The result is a beautiful piece of outdoor furniture that cost him less than $1.

He describes this project as a "simple garden bench" made with "basic workshop tools that most of you have" and in the video below, Bongo certainly makes it look easy. At the end of seven-and-a-half minutes, he is relaxing on his gorgeous new bench, enjoying a book and a drink and a very obnoxious cat.